by polity.lk | Apr 21, 2022 | Statement
The democratic moment today: A call for action and reflection We are witness today to events that are unprecedented in our postcolonial history. Hundreds of thousands of people are taking to the streets spontaneously in protest; in an extraordinary demonstration of...
by polity.lk | Apr 18, 2022 | Photo article
We are all poster-makers! “We are all poster-makers, and through them we all attest to the unrest in our souls and our will to dignity.” Anish Kapoor, The Art of Protest, 2019. Sri Lanka has a vibrant social media culture of memes and artwork with sharp political...
by polity.lk | Apr 16, 2022 | Essay
The #GotaGoHome Protest Movement: Significance, Potential, and Challenges Jayadeva Uyangoda After 31st March, 2022, Sri Lanka’s politics is no longer what it has been. It seems to have entered a qualitatively new phase. It is still too early to say anything definite...
by polity.lk | Apr 14, 2022 | Interview
Restructuring, Audit, Suspension and Abolition of the Debt Éric Toussaint interviewed in 2015 by Maud Bailly for CADTM According to Eric Toussaint, debt restructuring has always been the result of economic and geopolitical calculation, rarely producing a favourable...
by polity.lk | Apr 12, 2022 | Essay
Rethinking Odious Debt Pierre Pénet How, to what extent, and under what conditions states should repay their debt are critical questions which resurface after every major financial crisis. Debts being legal contracts, states are bound by the principle of pacta sunt...
